Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

त्वं तुले सत्यनामासि स्वभीष्टं चात्मनः शुभम् । करिष्यामि प्रसादं मे सांनिध्यं कुरु सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

tvaṃ tule satyanāmāsi svabhīṣṭaṃ cātmanaḥ śubham | kariṣyāmi prasādaṃ me sāṃnidhyaṃ kuru sāṃpratam

Translation

Ô Tulā, tu portes le nom de «Vérité». Accorde l’accomplissement auspiceux de mon désir légitime. J’accomplirai cet acte de dévotion : sois-moi favorable et demeure ici, à présent.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तुले: O Tulā
• तुले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• सत्यनाम: named ‘Satya’
• सत्यनाम: Karta (Predicate complement/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-विशेषण), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — predicate nominal with असि

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन — ‘you are’

• स्वभीष्टम्: one’s desired (boon)
• स्वभीष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular; स्वभीष्टं विशेषयति

• करिष्यामि: I will grant/do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन — ‘I will do’

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) / चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन — here Genitive ‘my’

• सांनिध्यम्: presence
• सांनिध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• कुरु: make
• कुरु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘do/make’

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — adverb of time

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; mantra continues in first person as recited by the yajamāna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The yajamāna kneels or stands with folded hands before a tulā (balance) altar; a subtle divine presence is felt—light gathers, flowers and incense surround the icon/symbol; the devotee petitions for grace and immediate presence.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Tulā (personified)
• Satya (Truth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual acts bear fruit when performed with truthfulness, reverence, and a sincere request for divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This mantra-verse does not name a particular tīrtha; it is part of the rite described in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct invocation to Tulā requesting grace and immediate presence before proceeding with the giving rite.